Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:31:27 -0400 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: Benjamin Kaduk <bjk@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org, Varuna <varuna@eudaemonicsystems.net> Subject: Re: man page for dhclient.conf(5) error in script location Message-ID: <20120620023127.GB1554@glenbarber.us> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206192209410.57490@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <20120609120028.B03851065678@hub.freebsd.org> <4FDB7404.1070703@eudaemonicsystems.net> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206192209410.57490@freefall.freebsd.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 10:12:21PM +0000, Benjamin Kaduk wrote: > On Fri, 15 Jun 2012, Varuna wrote: > > > Hello Folks, > > > > The man page dhclient.conf(5) under FreeBSD 8.0 has an error in the script > > location indicated in the EXAMPLES. The script dhclient-script is indicated to > > be under /etc, while it is located under /sbin. > > I do not believe this is an error. > Per dhclient.conf.5, the script directive specifies a DHCP client > configuration script, and in the example given in the EXAMPLES section, it > is entirely reasonable to have a custom configuration script for that > interface. In that case, the default /sbin/dhclient-script would not be > appropriate, and a custom version of it needed. Putting such a custom > configuration script in /etc is in keeping with the traditional location > for system configuration files. > I personally feel it should be made more clear in the dhclient.conf(5) manual, maybe by a comment in the sample configuration? Alternatively, it can be updated to /usr/local/etc (for example), but that assumes /usr and its children filessytems are available and mounted at the time the script is run. Glen [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJP4TX/AAoJEFJPDDeguUajdRAIALtib0yDkpcOD2XIazVnIv78 WT3Hl3Dv9K54Ac59dUMo1QlcMi716Acnit+hSJ4RjICbgEPMy2tLnCvG/tl6qP8n jGJhL81SXniQab0yjzl7RgxRZ42s5gSIGtiwSZzF+/gknVSRBuZ0ZZbb65f2zSws kCrZh7RO8MzRiUin3LbC1VbhEAU9oEE0hmugz4SDXKMLFyscQ1CcC8cEva7NEKsa E4itWr1zy1HT3TJP/2C5kzx13M+Ks7ZMhWpyEuqSkMyf7/UcKWkQyV2nHyPbRzf6 AYDDxU7YfhUOreecXBetxay5wwsKiM7L2cOlDz9ZO1gSzpDTc1t582upY0a/niE= =5tgj -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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